CVE-2024-10205: Hitachi Ops Center Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2024-10205 Overview

CVE-2024-10205 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor running on Linux 64-bit systems. This vulnerability, classified as CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), allows remote attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to these enterprise infrastructure management platforms.

The vulnerability specifically impacts the Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer detail view component and the Hitachi Data Center Analytics component within Infrastructure Analytics Advisor. Due to the network-accessible nature of these systems and the lack of required authentication, attackers can potentially compromise infrastructure analytics data and gain high-impact access to enterprise systems.

Critical Impact

Remote attackers can bypass authentication without any user interaction or prior credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical infrastructure analytics systems with high integrity and availability impact.

Affected Products

• Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer versions 10.0.0-00 through 11.0.3-00 (exclusive) on Linux 64-bit
• Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor versions 2.1.0-00 through 4.4.0-00 on Linux 64-bit
• Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer detail view component
• Hitachi Data Center Analytics component

Discovery Timeline

• December 17, 2024 - CVE-2024-10205 published to NVD
• December 17, 2024 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2024-10205

Vulnerability Analysis

This authentication bypass vulnerability stems from missing authentication controls for critical functions within the affected Hitachi components. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to access protected functionality that should require proper authentication.

The attack requires no privileges or user interaction, making it particularly dangerous in network-accessible deployments. Once exploited, attackers can potentially manipulate infrastructure analytics data with high integrity impact and cause service disruptions with high availability impact. The confidentiality impact is limited but still present, meaning some sensitive data exposure is possible.

Organizations running these Hitachi infrastructure management tools in production environments face significant risk, as these platforms typically have access to sensitive infrastructure metrics and operational data across enterprise data centers.

Root Cause

The root cause is CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. The affected components fail to properly enforce authentication requirements for certain functionality, allowing remote attackers to access protected features without valid credentials. This type of vulnerability typically occurs when authentication checks are absent or improperly implemented in critical application paths.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based, meaning an attacker with network access to the vulnerable Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer or Infrastructure Analytics Advisor deployment can exploit this vulnerability remotely. The attack has low complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction.

An attacker would target the Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer detail view component or the Hitachi Data Center Analytics component, sending crafted requests that bypass the expected authentication flow. Due to the missing authentication controls, these requests would be processed as if they came from an authenticated user.

For technical details on the specific attack mechanism, refer to the Hitachi Security Advisory HITACHI-SEC-2024-151.

Detection Methods for CVE-2024-10205

Indicators of Compromise

• Unexpected access logs showing unauthenticated requests to protected Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer or Infrastructure Analytics Advisor endpoints
• Anomalous API calls or web requests to the detail view component without corresponding authentication events
• Unauthorized modifications to infrastructure analytics configurations or data
• Access to the Data Center Analytics component from unexpected IP addresses or without valid session tokens

Detection Strategies

• Monitor authentication logs for requests that access protected functionality without valid authentication tokens
• Implement network-level monitoring to detect unusual traffic patterns targeting Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer ports
• Deploy SIEM rules to correlate access events with authentication events, flagging discrepancies
• Use SentinelOne Singularity Platform to monitor for suspicious process behavior and network connections on systems hosting these applications

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable verbose logging on Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer and Infrastructure Analytics Advisor components
• Monitor network traffic to and from affected systems for anomalous patterns
• Implement alerting for access to critical functions without corresponding authentication events
• Review access logs regularly for signs of exploitation attempts

How to Mitigate CVE-2024-10205

Immediate Actions Required

• Identify all deployments of Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer versions 10.0.0-00 through 11.0.2-xx and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor versions 2.1.0-00 through 4.4.0-00
• Restrict network access to affected systems using firewalls or network segmentation until patches can be applied
• Review access logs for signs of exploitation
• Apply the vendor-provided security update as soon as possible

Patch Information

Hitachi has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Organizations should upgrade Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer to version 11.0.3-00 or later to remediate this issue. For Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor, consult the Hitachi Security Advisory HITACHI-SEC-2024-151 for specific patch guidance and updated versions.

Workarounds

• Implement network segmentation to restrict access to affected Hitachi components to trusted networks only
• Use firewall rules to limit inbound connections to the affected services to authorized IP addresses
• Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) or reverse proxy with authentication enforcement in front of the affected components
• Monitor for exploitation attempts while awaiting patch deployment

# Example: Restrict network access to Hitachi Ops Center Analyzer using iptables
# Adjust port numbers based on your deployment configuration
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22015 -s trusted_network/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22015 -j DROP